Ramallah, November 6 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have opened fire and killed a young Palestinian in the occupied West Bank. The regime's military said that the man was gunned down following an alleged stabbing attempt against Israeli soldiers near Gush Etzion settlement southwest of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday, Palestine's Ma'an news agency reported.

The Palestinian Health Ministry, meanwhile, has identified the victim as 25-year-old Malik Talal Sharif. Witnesses said Israeli troops blocked access by health workers to the victim after the shooting.

On Friday, Ramadan Thawabteh, an eight-month-old Palestinian baby, also died after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers near his home in the West Bank town of Beit Fajjar.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces have once again attacked Palestinian protesters in the West Bank city of Hebron. They fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a crowd gathering for a demonstration.